Long Distance Hurdle
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The Long Distance Hurdle is a Grade 2 National Hunt hurdle race for four-year-old and above horses. It is run over a distance of 3 miles 110 yards (4,929 m) at Newbury Racecourse in late November or early December. There are twelve hurdles to be jumped in the race.
It was first run in 1990. Prior to 1992 it was run over the slightly longer distance of 3 miles 120 yards.
[edit] Winners
- Amateur jockeys indicated by "Mr".
| Year |
Winner |
Age |
Jockey |
Trainer |
| 1990 | Trapper John | 6 | Charlie Swan | Mouse Morris |
| 1991 | Cab on Target | 5 | Peter Niven | Mary Reveley |
| 1992 | Tyrone Bridge * | 6 | Richard Dunwoody | Martin Pipe |
| 1993 | Triple Witching | 7 | Adrian Maguire | David Nicholson |
| 1994 | Hebridean | 7 | Adrian Maguire | David Nicholson |
| 1995 | Conquering Leader | 6 | John Kavanagh | Nicky Henderson |
| 1996 | What a Question | 8 | Graham Bradley | Mouse Morris |
| 1997 | Go-Informal | 6 | Eddie Callaghan | Malcolm Jefferson |
| 1998 | Princeful | 7 | Richard Dunwoody | Jenny Pitman |
| 1999 | Deano's Beeno | 7 | Tony McCoy | Martin Pipe |
| 2000 | Deano's Beeno | 8 | Tony McCoy | Martin Pipe |
| 2001 | Historic | 5 | Carl Llewellyn | Tom George |
| 2002 | Bacchanal | 8 | Mick Fitzgerald | Nicky Henderson |
| 2003 | Baracouda | 8 | Thierry Doumen | François Doumen |
| 2004 | Baracouda | 9 | Tony McCoy | François Doumen |
| 2005 | Inglis Drever | 6 | Graham Lee | Howard Johnson |
| 2006 | Inglis Drever | 7 | Tony Dobbin | Howard Johnson |
| 2007 | Inglis Drever | 8 | Denis O'Regan | Howard Johnson |
* Burgoyne finished first in 1992 but was placed second after a Stewards' Inquiry.
